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DL 2559 on time

Delta Air Lines 2559: Fort Myers to Detroit at 5:49 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
130 flights · likely 57–73%
Cancelled
2.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2559 flights from Fort Myers arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 2.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 2559: RSW → DTW

Scheduled to leave Fort Myers at 5:49 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (130 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Fort Myers to Detroit (82% of days). Delta Air Lines's last RSW–DTW flight was cancelled 1.6% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 12:36 p.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2024: 94% on time (18 flights)94DecMar 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83MarApr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebApr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2171%
Tuesday2070%
Wednesday2065%
Thursday18—
Friday18—
Saturday14—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Severe weather 19%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 2559 from RSW to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2559 from Fort Myers, FL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 130 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.